# Women in World Religions

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Morwenna Ludlow, Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Dr Shuruq Naguib
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Religion
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/women-religions)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Saint Paul’s letters show women playing leading roles in the earliest Christian communities. Yet, by the fourth century, women’s ministry was very limited. Why? In the Roman Empire, women’s roles were limited by the expectation that their speech was domestic. If it was inappropriate for women to speak in public, they could not be priests or bishops. However, this lecture will reveal how some Christian women subverted these conventions to become preachers and teachers.

## Lectures

1. [Women Leaders in Early Christianity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-women-religions/99411df6a4d4) (YouTube)
2. [Reclaiming Women in the Hebrew Bible](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-women-religions/0efab334824e) (YouTube)
3. [Women, Islam and Prophecy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-women-religions/3c0cde0b1b41) (YouTube)